Week 11 NCAA Football Attendance

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Chris Ford
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Another of our weekly looks at NCAA Football Division I attendance this week. So let’s take a look, shall we?

Worst overall Division 1 attendance last week: 1,012 – Duquesne vs Sacred Heart on Saturday. This should be no surprise, as Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field only holds 2,200, the smallest stadium hosting a football game this week. The Dukes managed to fill it to nearly half full, and those who showed up were fortunate to see a 31-10 Duquesne victory. Here’s a shot of half the stadium during halftime:

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Image courtesy Duquesne Sports / GoDuquesne.com

Worst overall FBS attendance last week: 4,442 – Ball State vs Eastern Michigan. A Tuesday night MACtion, which eventually gave Eastern Michigan their first bowl berth since 1987. Only 4,442 people showed up in Muncie to see the 4-5 Cardinals, who lost in a nailbiter. An action shot:

Worst overall Power Five attendance last week: 23,757 – Kansas vs Iowa State. This should surprise absolutely nobody, this was the worst game in the Power Five conferences last week, hands down.  Even in the face of overwhelming reasons not to attend the game, almost 24,000 came out to Memorial Stadium in Lawrence to see the Jayhawks get edged out by the Cyclones.  Here’s a crowd shot:

Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Texas Southern (8.1% full, 1,782 in attendance)

Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (18.1% full, 4,536 in attendance)

Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity: Kansas (47.4% full, 23,757 in attendance)

And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for this week. Enjoy!

DateDivisionConferenceHome TeamHome ScoreAway TeamAway ScoreAttendanceVenueCapacity% Full
11/12/2016FCSNortheastDuquesne31Sacred Heart101012Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field220046.0%
11/12/2016FCSPatriot LeagueGeorgetown7Bucknell211371Multi-Sport Field250054.8%
11/12/2016FCSPioneerValparaiso42Jacksonville391380Brown Field500027.6%
11/12/2016FCSMEACDelaware State14NC A&T451389Alumni Stadium (DE)719319.3%
11/12/2016FCSNortheastRobert Morris5Wagner401503Joe Walton Stadium300050.1%
11/12/2016FCSNortheastSt Francis (PA)31Cent Conn St211621DeGol Field345047.0%
11/12/2016FCSPioneerMarist31Dayton591734Tenney Stadium500034.7%
11/12/2016FCSSWACTexas Southern27AR-Pine Bluff101782BBVA Compass Stadium220398.1%
11/12/2016FCSPioneerDrake28Butler141897Drake Stadium (IA)1455713.0%
11/12/2016FCSSWACMiss Valley St7Alcorn State612087Rice-Totten Stadium1000020.9%
11/12/2016FCSPioneerSan Diego42Stetson72288Torero Stadium600038.1%
11/12/2016FCSSouthlandHouston Baptist31SF Austin243026Husky Stadium500060.5%
11/12/2016FCSOhio ValleyUT Martin24SE Missouri St103146Hardy M. Graham Stadium750041.9%
11/12/2016FCSOhio ValleyMurray State15Jacksonville St333220Roy Stewart Stadium1680019.2%
11/12/2016FCSMissouri ValleyW Illinois23Northern Iowa303412Hanson Field1636820.8%
11/12/2016FCSIvy LeagueDartmouth21Brown243826Memorial Field (Dartmouth)1100034.8%
11/12/2016FCSSouthernFurman49W Carolina214117Paladin Stadium1600025.7%
11/12/2016FCSMEACHampton28Savannah State244123Armstrong Stadium1700024.3%
11/12/2016FCSSouthlandSE Louisiana31Abil Christian194331Strawberry Stadium740858.5%
11/12/2016FCSColonial AthleticTowson34William & Mary244354Johnny Unitas Stadium1119838.9%
11/8/2016FBSMACBall State41E Michigan484442Scheumann Stadium2386118.6%
11/8/2016FBSMACKent State21W Michigan374536Dix Stadium2500018.1%
11/12/2016FCSPatriot LeagueColgate38Lafayette174859Andy Kerr Stadium1022147.5%
11/12/2016FCSBig SkySacramento St42Portland State355086Hornet Stadium2119524.0%
11/11/2016FCSIvy LeaguePenn27Harvard145092Franklin Field529589.6%
11/12/2016FCSBig SkyN Colorado28Montana255128Nottingham Field853360.1%
11/12/2016FCSColonial AthleticStony Brook21Maine275330Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium1200044.4%
11/12/2016FCSSouthlandLamar28Incarnate Word355556Provost Umphrey Stadium1600034.7%
11/12/2016FCSSouthlandCent Arkansas31Nicholls245785Estes Stadium900064.3%
11/12/2016FCSOhio ValleyAustin Peay30E Kentucky675816Governors Stadium1000058.2%
11/12/2016FCSIvy LeagueColumbia40Cornell425887Lawrence A. Wien Stadium1700034.6%
11/12/2016FCSColonial AthleticElon14URI446236Rhodes Stadium1125055.4%
11/12/2016FCSPioneerMorehead State21Campbell276255Jayne Stadium1000062.6%
11/12/2016FCSSouthlandNorthwestern St16Sam Houston486421Turpin Stadium1597140.2%
11/12/2016FCSIndependentCoast Carolina31Bryant216528Brooks Stadium921470.8%
11/9/2016FBSMACAkron28Bowling Green386605InfoCision Stadium3000022.0%
11/12/2016FCSSouthernETSU23Cumb (TN)166735Kermit Tipton Stadium6600102.0%
11/12/2016FCSMEACNC Central30Howard216897O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium1000069.0%
11/12/2016FCSSWACJackson State20Alabama A&M276960Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium6049211.5%
11/12/2016FCSColonial AthleticUNH25Albany367012Cowell Stadium1101563.7%
11/12/2016FCSMissouri ValleyIllinois State37Missouri State07144Hancock Stadium1339153.3%
11/12/2016FCSBig SouthKennesaw St45Presbyterian107186Fifth Third Bank Stadium831886.4%
11/12/2016FCSBig SkyWeber State22Cal Poly157821Stewart Stadium1731245.2%
11/12/2016FCSSouthernVMI20The Citadel308251Alumni Memorial Field1000082.5%
11/12/2016FCSSouthernSamford24Mercer198379Seibert Stadium6700125.1%
11/12/2016FCSColonial AthleticRichmond31Delaware178700Robins Stadium8700100.0%
11/12/2016FCSSouthernChattanooga28Wofford368750Finley Stadium2066842.3%
11/12/2016FCSOhio ValleyTennessee St16Tenn Tech448981Nissan Stadium6770013.3%
11/12/2016FCSBig SkyNorth Dakota38N Arizona319049Alerus Center1228373.7%
11/12/2016FBSConference USAFAU35UTEP319122FAU Football Stadium3000030.4%
11/12/2016FCSBig SkyE Washington48Idaho State179302Roos Field8600108.2%
11/9/2016FBSMACN Illinois24Toledo3110180Guaranteed Rate Field4061525.1%
11/12/2016FCSMissouri ValleyYoungstown St21S Illinois1411262Stambaugh Stadium2063054.6%
11/12/2016FCSSWACPV A&M34Southern4412603Panther Stadium (TX)1500084.0%
11/12/2016FBSSun BeltGeorgia State23UL Monroe3713106Georgia Dome2815546.5%
11/12/2016FBSConference USACharlotte21Rice2214306McColl-Richardson Field1531493.4%
11/12/2016FBSMountain WestUNLV69Wyoming6614790Sam Boyd Stadium4109136.0%
11/12/2016FCSSWACGrambling St21Alabama State015043Robinson Stadium1960076.8%
11/12/2016FBSMountain WestUtah State21New Mexico2415212Romney Stadium3311945.9%
11/12/2016FBSSun BeltTexas State14Idaho4715314Bobcat Stadium (TX)3000051.0%
11/12/2016FCSIvy LeagueYale3Princeton3115321Yale Bowl6144624.9%
11/12/2016FCSMissouri ValleySouth Dakota St28South Dakota2115345Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium1934079.3%
11/12/2016FBSMACBuffalo24Miami (OH)3515447UB Stadium2979551.8%
11/12/2016FCSBig SkyMontana State27UC Davis1315767Bobcat Stadium (MT)2076775.9%
11/12/2016FBSConference USAW Kentucky45North Texas716239L.T. Smith Stadium2200073.8%
11/12/2016FBSMountain WestNevada16San Diego State4616730Mackay Stadium3339150.1%
11/10/2016FBSSun BeltGa Southern26LA-Lafayette3316786Allen E. Paulson Stadium2500067.1%
11/12/2016FCSMEACFlorida A&M22Morgan State2116879Bragg Memorial Stadium2550066.2%
11/12/2016FCSMissouri ValleyNorth Dakota St41Indiana State1718276Fargodome1900096.2%
11/12/2016FBSConference USAOld Dominion51Southern Miss3520118S.B. Ballard Stadium20118100.0%
11/12/2016FBSSun BeltArkansas State41New Mexico St2220178Centennial Bank Stadium3096465.2%
11/12/2016FBSConference USAMarshall42Mid Tennessee1720841Joan C. Edwards Stadium4138250.4%
11/12/2016FCSPatriot LeagueHoly Cross14Fordham5421375Yankee Stadium5425139.4%
11/12/2016FCSBig SouthLiberty26Charleston So4821712Williams Stadium (VA)19200113.1%
11/12/2016FBSMountain WestHawai’i16Boise State5222731Aloha Stadium5000045.5%
11/12/2016FBSConference USALA Tech63UTSA3523012Joe Aillet Stadium3060075.2%
11/12/2016FBSMountain WestAir Force49Colorado State4623467Falcon Stadium5616241.8%
11/12/2016FBSBig 12Kansas24Iowa State3123757Memorial Stadium (Lawrence, KS)5007147.4%
11/12/2016FBSSun BeltTroy28Appalachian St2425782Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL)3000085.9%
11/12/2016FBSPac 12Washington St56Cal2130135Martin Stadium4030674.8%
11/12/2016FBSThe AmericanUCF24Cincinnati330346Bright House Networks Stadium4845362.6%
11/12/2016FBSBig TenPurdue17Northwestern4530548Ross-Ade Stadium5723653.4%
11/12/2016FBSACCSyracuse20NC State3534842Carrier Dome5056468.9%
11/12/2016FBSThe AmericanNavy42Tulsa4036397Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium34000107.1%
11/12/2016FBSThe AmericanHouston30Tulane1836552TDECU Stadium4000091.4%
11/12/2016FBSThe AmericanMemphis42USF4937218Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium6588556.5%
11/10/2016FBSACCDuke28North Carolina2739212Wallace Wade Stadium5750068.2%
11/12/2016FBSACCVirginia14Miami3439867Scott Stadium6494761.4%
11/12/2016FBSBig TenIndiana31Penn State4540678Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)5292976.9%
11/12/2016FBSPac 12Arizona24Colorado4941068Arizona Stadium5992068.5%
11/12/2016FBSThe AmericanEast Carolina31SMU5542908Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium5041085.1%
11/12/2016FBSIndependentNotre Dame44Army645762Alamodome6500070.4%
11/12/2016FBSBig TenMaryland3Ohio State6248090Maryland Stadium5180292.8%
11/10/2016FBSPac 12Arizona State26Utah4948220Sun Devil Stadium5623285.8%
11/12/2016FBSSECMissouri26Vanderbilt1750261Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field7116870.6%
11/12/2016FBSACCLouisville44Wake Forest1251218Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium5532792.6%
11/12/2016FBSPac 12Oregon27Stanford5253757Autzen Stadium5959790.2%
11/12/2016FBSBig 12Oklahoma State45Texas Tech4454288Boone Pickens Stadium6021890.2%
11/12/2016FBSIndependentBYU37Southern Utah759302LaVell Edwards Stadium6624789.5%
11/12/2016FBSPac 12UCLA38Oregon State2464813Rose Bowl9254270.0%
11/12/2016FBSACCVirginia Tech20Georgia Tech3065632Lane Stadium6623399.1%
11/12/2016FBSBig TenIowa14Michigan1370585Kinnick Stadium70585100.0%
11/12/2016FBSPac 12Washington13USC2672364Husky Stadium70083103.3%
11/12/2016FBSBig TenMichigan State49Rutgers073701Spartan Stadium (MI)7500598.3%
11/11/2016FBSACCFlorida State45Boston College773917Doak Campbell Stadium7956092.9%
11/12/2016FBSSECArkansas10LSU3875156Razorback Stadium72000104.4%
11/12/2016FBSBig TenWisconsin48Illinois379340Camp Randall Stadium8032198.8%
11/12/2016FBSBig 12Oklahoma45Baylor2486249Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)84000102.7%
11/12/2016FBSSECFlorida20South Carolina789614Ben Hill Griffin Stadium88548101.2%
11/12/2016FBSBig TenNebraska24Minnesota1790456Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)86047105.1%
11/12/2016FBSSECGeorgia13Auburn792746Sanford Stadium92746100.0%
11/12/2016FBSBig 12Texas20West Virginia2496367Royal Texas Memorial Stadium10011996.3%
11/12/2016FBSSECTennessee49Kentucky36101075Neyland Stadium10245598.7%
11/12/2016FBSSECAlabama51Miss St3101821Bryant-Denny Stadium101821100.0%
11/12/2016FBSSECTexas A&M28Ole Miss29104892Kyle Field102733102.1%